Month: November 2020

Okonjo-Iweala’s selection as WTO DG postponed “untill further notice”

ADEOLA YUSUF

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed a general council meeting set for Monday, November 9, where members were expected to review whether to select their next Director- General (DG), Bloomberg reported yesterday. According to the news outlet, the decision will delay the WTO’s ability to confirm Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African and first woman to lead the organisation in its 25-year history. The statement obtained by Bloomberg said that the meeting would be postponed until further notice and that the chairman of the WTO general council will…

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What if Trump loses and refuses to concede US election?

ADEOLA YUSUF

Donald Trump has falsely declared victory and vowed to go to the Supreme Court to stop vote the 2020 election – confirming some Americans’ worst fears that he would undermine the democratic process. So what happens if the president loses and refuses to leave the White House? On Friday Andrew Bates, a spokesman for Joe Biden’s campaign, said: “The United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.” This isn’t the first time the question has become one of national importance: Each time the president…

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Man Who Trekked For Buhari In 2015 Seeks help for Limb Pains – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A Gombe man, Dahiru Buba, who trekked from Gombe to Abuja for 15 days to celebrate Muhammadu Buhari’s win in the 2015 polls, has cried out over serious limb pains, Abuja-based Daily Trust newspaper reported. Buba, a native of Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State, Northeast Nigeria, that the trekking, which he embarked on when Governor Mai Mala Buni was the party’s National Secretary fetched him nothing but a certificate. “He appealed to Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State and the party’s stakeholders to come to his aid,” the…

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This election is not over – Trump campaign

ADEOLA YUSUF

  US President Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday that “this election is not over” as his challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the cliffhanger White House race. The statement came after Biden overcame the president’s lead in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, putting him in position to win its 20 electoral votes. A win in Pennsylvania would give Biden the presidency, as he currently holds at least 253 of the 270 electoral votes needed. “This election is not over,” campaign general counsel Matt Morgan said in the…

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Africans in shock, dismayed over US Election Crises – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

For some Africans, President Donald Trump’s actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour, while others reacted with dismay or disbelief, Reuters has declared in a report. In countries whose own recent elections were marred by accusations of cheating and violence, some expressed concern about what signal Trump’s premature declaration of victory, allegations of fraud and flurry of lawsuits might send to their own leaders. “Trump is setting a bad example for Africa and a country like ours. You cannot proclaim yourself in…

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Kwara APC Crisis: Governor backs Bolarinwa as Party Chair

ADEOLA YUSUF

    Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reaffirmed Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) as the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State. AbdulRazaq who said this in statement, urged all aggrieved persons to embrace dialogue and key into various efforts by him to rally everyone behind his agenda for a better Kwara State. “To this extent, the Governor, who is the leader of the party in the state, asserts that BOB remains the chairman of the APC in Kwara State,” the statement issued by his Chief Press…

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7 years after blacklist, Kwara gets UBEC N7.1bn grants to fix schools

ADEOLA YUSUF

Government of Kwara State, North  Central Nigeria, has received N7,151,142,190 grants from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the first time since 2013 when the state was blacklisted from the national scheme. The development represents a historic feat for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who has spent the last one year working to reposition basic education in the state, beginning with the payment of N450m diverted funds which had brought Kwara State under the hammer of the UBEC. The N7.1bn is a cumulation of UBEC grants that were not accessed between 2014…

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Panic as Fire guts OVH Energy’s major fuel Tankfarm in Lagos + PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

One of the major petroleum products’ Tankfarms in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has been razed, an incident that created pandemonium among residents of Apapa area of the city. The tankfarm belonging to OVH Energy but was branded in Oando’s name and logo is located in Marine beach, few meters from other petroleum products storage facilities in Nigeria. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the fire incident noting that fire fighters and equipments from three centres – Federal Fire, NIMASA FIRE Services and Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) Services have been mobilised.…

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US Election: Violent Protests Erupt In Oregon  

ADEOLA YUSUF

Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters have been locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland. This came after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows a day after the election, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s office declared a riot and made at least nine arrests, citing “widespread violence” in the city’s downtown area and repeatedly warning it could deploy munitions and tear gas. Armed police advanced on demonstrators in unison but there were no clashes, according to a reporter at the…

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US election: Trump’s Team goes to Court in battleground states

ADEOLA YUSUF

  President Trump’s team launched a series of lawsuits in key battleground states that? According to CNN, seemed less about sound legal reasoning and more about slowing Joe Biden from marching over the electoral vote threshold. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, as at press time, leads the race for the presidency with 253 electoral votes. President Trump has 213 electoral votes. It’s still too close to call in six states: Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Based on CNN’s latest projections, this is where the race to 270 currently…

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